By Wolfgang Zank (auth.)
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This was mostly due to the strong Roman army concentrated there. The legions were based in a chain of camps, which developed into proper cities. The craftsmen centred around the military camps became the nucleus of a blossoming industry, and Roman veterans settled in the surrounding countryside. The Romans covered the regions with a dense network of roads and introduced a wide range of new techniques and cultivation, such as vine growing. 7 Many of their technical and social innovations remained after the collapse of the empire.
Em of the legitimacy of political power becomes essential. The vast majority of the citizens must accept new laws and new taxes as legitimate, otherwise society gets torn by disastrous conflicts. Today, in Western societies, the source of legitimacy is parliamentary democracy. ). 37 As long as the different groups accept the decisions of the national parliament, cultural diversity does not endanger political stability. In history there have been many sources of legitimacy, of which one was religion.
As long as some essential principles which govern the relationship between the cultural groups are respected, even close cooperation is possible. Therefore the emphasis of the book is on the relations between the groups, not so much on the particular cultural features of the groups. em of the legitimacy of political power becomes essential. The vast majority of the citizens must accept new laws and new taxes as legitimate, otherwise society gets torn by disastrous conflicts. Today, in Western societies, the source of legitimacy is parliamentary democracy.